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Title details for The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau - Wait list

The City of Ember

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by Jeanne DuPrau
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A modern-day classic. This highly acclaimed adventure series about two friends desperate to save their doomed city has captivated kids and teachers alike for almost fifteen years and has sold over 3.5 MILLION copies!
 
The city of Ember was built as a last refuge for the human race. Two hundred years later, the great lamps that light the city are beginning to flicker. When Lina finds part of an ancient message, she’s sure it holds a secret that will save the city. She and her friend Doon must race to figure out the clues before the lights go out on Ember forever!
 
Nominated to 28 State Award Lists!
An American Library Association Notable Children’s Book
A New York Public Library 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing Selection
A Kirkus Reviews Editors’ Choice
A Child Magazine Best Children’s Book
A Mark Twain Award Winner
A William Allen White Children’s Book Award Winner
 
“A realistic post-apocalyptic world. DuPrau’s book leaves Doon and Lina on the verge of undiscovered country and readers wanting more.” —USA Today
 
“An electric debut.” —Publishers Weekly, Starred
 
“While Ember is colorless and dark, the book itself is rich with description.” —VOYA, Starred
 
“A harrowing journey into the unknown, and cryptic messages for readers to decipher.” —Kirkus Reviews, Starred

  • Creators

  • Series

    Ember

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    May 13, 2003

  • Formats

    • Kindle Book

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9780375890802

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9780375890802
      • File size: 7782 KB

  • Accessibility

    The publisher provides the following statement about the accessibility of the EPUB file supplied to OverDrive. Experiences may vary across reading systems. After borrowing the book, you may download the EPUB files to read in another reading system.

    Ways Of Reading

    • No information about appearance modifiability is available.

    • Not all of the content will be readable as read aloud speech or dynamic braille.

    • Has alternative text descriptions for images.

    Conformance

    • No information is available.

    Navigation

    • Table of contents to all chapters of the text via links.

    Additional Information

    • Page breaks included

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • ATOS Level: 5
    • Lexile® Measure: 680
    • Interest Level: 4-8(MG)
    • Text Difficulty: 3-4

  • Reviews

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Formats

  • Kindle Book
  • OverDrive Read
  • EPUB ebook

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • ATOS Level:5
  • Lexile® Measure:680
  • Interest Level:4-8(MG)
  • Text Difficulty:3-4

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